Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

Outside of tightly controlled environments, most robotic systems still struggle with reliability, generalization and cost. The gap between what we can demonstrate and what we can operate at scale ...

Whether or not 2026 really is the big year of physical AI (I think it’s likelier to be the year when agentic AI breaks out) and robotics, much hype surrounds recent comments made by the great Nvidia ...

Robotics has made jaw-dropping progress in perception, navigation, and even conversational interfaces. Yet one part of the human body continues ...

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few ...

After receiving “substantial inbound investor interest,” AI-powered robotics company Apptronik says it raised $520 million in an extension of its $415 million Series A in February 2025, bringing the ...

The consolidation of SpaceX and xAI could lead to more adaptive use of robots, data, and AI in manufacturing, says ...

The term "physical AI," meaning "AI with a body," has recently gained widespread use. It refers to an era where AI can act in the real world, adapting to context and situations, beyond computer ...

Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics Collaborate on Software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) Mission ...

Robotics stocks gain attention as AI advances boost drone defence, surgical robotics and hybrid autonomy across global markets.

Allonic’s $7.2m pre-seed signals a shift in Europe toward early investment in robotics hardware and deep industrial innovation.

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Sep 25, 2025 at ...